The Khmer empier

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  • 500

    the start of an new ermpier

    500 the first known kingdom in the lower mekong river region, rises and falls.
  • 500

    state of chenla

    550-700 state of chenla replaces Funan as the dominant kingdom
  • Apr 16, 700

    jayavarman II

    770-834jayavarman II unifies smaller states to create on large empier. the capital is in the angkor region of cambodia
  • Nov 26, 1000

    invation of cham kingdom

    1177-78cham kingdom invades much of khamer empire's eastern territory.
  • Sep 28, 1100

    jayavarman VII

    1181-1219 jayavarman VII defeats the Chams and expand sthe empierto to the furthest extent to incorate much of present-day Laos, Thiland and BUrma.
  • Nov 26, 1200

    rule of jayavarman VIII

    1243-98 rule of jayavarman VIII. He renounces buddhism and orders that buddhist temples and images be destroyed and hinduism become the main religion.
  • Oct 14, 1300

    Buddhism

    1300s Buddhism grows in importance and again becomes the main religon of the Khmer Kings
  • Nov 26, 1400

    1431 thai army,1432 Khmers abandon ,1440s Khmer rulers

    1431 thai army attacks angokr
    1432 Khmers abandon angkor. over subsequent centuris,the jungle grows around and over angkor and its location is forgotten
    1440s Khmer rulers relocate the capital to phnom penh
  • Nov 26, 1500

    (thai) king attacks

    1593 siamese (thai) king attacks and defeats Khmer king

  • the defeat

    1700s Vietnamese armies repeatedly attack Khmer forces in mekong river delta and defeat the Khmer. the approoximate modern borders of cambodia are deter mined.

  • jayavarman II

    802 jayavarman II enthroned as a devaraja (god-king)
    834-1145 khmer empier expands and Andkor wat is built. buddhism